High School Boys' Basketball: Ipswich hands Roncalli second straight loss

February 18, 2009

IPSWICH - Aberdeen Roncalli found itself in foreign territory Tuesday night and could not find its way out. Playing their first road game in seven outings, the Cavaliers trailed from the first quarter on and dropped a 54-51 non-conference boys' basketball decision to Ipswich. “We got outworked, plain and simple,” said Roncalli coach Todd Neuendorf. “They beat us in every aspect of the game. I thought they wanted it more than we did.” Roncalli led 8-4 midway through the first quarter before the Tigers went on a 16-2 surge to take a 10-point lead. “That was probably the poorest 16 minutes that we've played since I've been at Roncalli,” Neuendorf said of the opening half. “There's no excuse for the way we came out to play. We got into a little 'my-turn basketball.' We tried to do too much with the dribble.” Ipswich led by a dozen points in the final period before Roncalli closed the gap down the stretch. The Cavaliers eventually cut the deficit down to three points and had the ball. However, Roncalli missed one three-point attempt and after getting an offensive rebound failed to get a shot off in the closing seconds. Jayson Geditz, in his first game back from an injury, topped Ipswich with 23 points and eight rebounds. Taylor Weigel contributed 14 points. Michael Gjernes led Roncalli with 16 points. Sam Pfeiffer followed with 11, and Andrew Holmstrom and Logan Dosch each finished with eight. Roncalli, 14-4 on the season, has now dropped two straight after winning 13 in a row. “These kids aren't used to being in this spot,” Neuendorf said. “It will be interesting to see how our kids react to that.” The Cavaliers travel to Milbank on Thursday in a game that will determine at least a share of the Northeast Conference championship. “Milbank is a lot better at home than they are on the road,” Neuendorf said. “We need to put tonight behind us and get after that conference.” ABERDEEN RONCALLI: Sam Pfeiffer 3 4-4 11, Michael Gjernes 6 0-1 16, Andrew Holmstrom 4 0-1 8, Logan Dosch 4 0-0 8, Christian Cox 0 2-4 2, Brendon Hoellein 2 0-0 4, Preston Goetz 0 2-2 2. Totals 19-56 8-13 51. IPSWICH: Shaun Davis 2 1-2 5, Jayson Geditz 8 7-8 23, Barry Davis 2 1-4 5, Taylor Weigel 6 2-3 14, Chad Dutenhoffer 1 1-2 3, Wyatt Geditz 2 0-0 4. Totals 21-41 12-19 54. Aberdeen Roncalli (14-4) 8 21 31 51 Ipswich (13-5) 10 29 38 54 3-point field goals - Pfeiffer, Gjernes 4. Fouled out - Weigel. Total fouls - Aberdeen Roncalli 19; Ipswich 17. Rebounds - Aberdeen Roncalli 32 (Dosch 7); Ipswich 32 (J. Geditz 8). Turnovers - Aberdeen Roncalli 10; Ipswich 12. Assists - Aberdeen Roncalli 12 (Pfeiffer 4, Gjernes 4); Ipswich 14 (S. Davis 4, B. Davis 4). Steals - Aberdeen Roncalli 8 (Pfeiffer 4); Ipswich 3 (Weigel 3).